Weeder attachment for harrows



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w. c. HANNA ET AL WBEDBR ATTACHMENT FOR HAHRO'S Filed larch 5.192s

Patented alair. l7,

S-TtATEd WALTER C. HANNA A1 11) ALBERT RUFF, DUFUR, OREGON.

W'EEDEB ATTACHMENT FOR I-IARBOTNS.

Application filed March 3, 1926. Serial No. 92,068.

Our invention relates to improvements in weoder attachments for barrows, anditcon sists in the combinations, constructions and arrangements hereindescribed and claimed.

An object of the invention is the provision 01 an attachment of the character described. which allords facilities for supporting a scraper blade at the rear of a barrow so that weeds. grasses. roots and like vegetable matter will be removed bodily from the cultivated earth and the sui'tace the earth broken up and leveled.

A. further object of the invention is the provision of an attachment of the character described which can be adjusted to vary the depth to which the scraper blade will out into the earth.

Other objects and advantages or the in vention will be apparentfrom the following description, considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a fragmentary perspective View, showing the barrow equipped with a weeder attachment embodying the invention,

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Figure 2 is a fragmentary side elevation of associated portions of the harrow frame and the weedcr attachment.

lln Figure 1 we show a harrow which comprises three sections arranged side byiside, each section being generally designated 1. Each barrow section comprises a pair t spaced side beams 2 which support the spaced cross rods The cross rod 3 carry the harrow teeth 4;.

The particular weeder attachment shown in Figure 1 comprises a middle section generally designated at 5 which is associated with the rear cross bar 3 ot the middle section 1 of the barrow and a pair 01'' end sections, generally designated 6, which respectively are associated with the rear cross bars 3 ot' the end sections of the harrow. Each of the sections of the weeder attachment includes a substantially tlat cutter or scraper bar 7 which is of greater length than the width of the harrow section withwhich it is associated. Each cutter bar 7 has the upper face thereof beveled from its front edge rearwardly for a considerable part of the width of the cutter bar, as indicated at 8, whereby the cutter bar will have asubstantially sharp front cutting edge. The cutter bars of course are disposed parallel to the cross rods of the barrow sections with which they are associated.

The cutter bar 7 of the middle section of the attachment is connected with the rear cross rod 3 ot' the middle section of the harrow by a plurality of rod-like supporting members 9, each of which is formed in :i single piece and comprises a substantially Ci-shaped rear portion 10, a substantially right angular front end portion 11 and. a substantially straight horizontal middle pow 11011 12. part of each member 9 is flattened as indicated at 10 and is apertured for the re ccption of a suitable fastening elementysuch the bolt 12-5. The bolt 13 is projected upwardly through an opening 1a in the beveled portion of the associated cutter bar 7 and then through the opening of the end portion 10 of the associated member 9 and is engaged by a nut 15 which can be tightened to secure the cutter blade 7 of the. middle sc ion of the attachment to the associated member 9. l I

The right angulartront end portion 11 of the member 9 includes. adepending end portion 11" which extends through vertically aligned openings in the front end portion of a pair oit cross members 16. The members 16 are shown as being bars which respectively extend across the rear cross rod 3 of the middle harrov section above and underneath the latter. The rearward end portions of these members 16 are connected by adjustable ttastening means, such as the bolts'lT, which extends through vertically aligned apertures in the rear end portion of the members 16 and the nut 18 which engages the bolt 17. When the nut 18 is tightened, the members 16 will be clamped to the associated cross rod 3 and the walls of the openings in the front end portions 01 the members 16 will be torced into trictional engagement with the end portions 11 of the associated member 9 so that the latter will be firmly connected with the associated cross rod 3 and will be releasably held in vertically adjusted position. The adjust ment of the member 9 vertically of course is effected by moving the end portion 11 of that member 9 vertically in the openings of the associated members 16 before the nut 18 is tightened on the bolt 17 which connects the rearward end portions of the members 16. The depth to which the cutting edge of the bar 7 Of the middle section of the attachment will cut into the earth therefore may be varied within limits.

The extreme end portion of the y section of the barrow by a plurality of sup portingmembers 19." each oi. which comprises a substantially C-shaped rear end portion identical with the portion 'lOol the hereinbefore described supporting member 9 and a. substantially right angular front end portion which is identical with the front end portion 11 olfthe member 2). Therefore, the same reference numerals have been used to designate corresponding end portions of the members 9 and 19. The war end portion 10 of each member 19 is connected with the associated cutter bar 7 in the same manner as the rear end portion 10 oil? the member 9 is connected with the cutter bar 7 of the middle portion of the attachment. Also, the front end portion ll of each member 19 is adjustably connected with the rear cross rod 3 of the correspondingbarrow section 111 the same manner as the front end portion of the member 9 iscon nected with the rear cross rod 3 of the middle barrow section. The same reference characters have been used to designate like parts at corresponding ends of the members 9 and 19. Each member 19 differs from each member 9 in that the substantially horizontal and straight middle portion of the inember 19, indicated at 20, is considerably shorter than the portion12 of the member 9.

From the foregoing description of the various parts of the device, the operation thereof may bereadily' understood. When the middle cutter bar 7 and the end cutter bars 7 are attached to the main section 1 and the end sections 1 of the harrow in the manner just described, the end cutter bars 7 will beposit-ioned in advance of the middle cutter bar 7 and the inner end portions of the end cutter bars 7 will extend midway 't'crent depths into the earth or will skim along the surface of the earth. It is obvious that weeds, grass, roots, and other" like matter will be severed from the earth by the cutter blades and that these cutter blades also will serve to scrape and level the cultivated surface of the earth. Also, the sharp edges of the cutter blades will cut through relatively large lumps of earth and will break up the same and therefore the attachment will aid in cultivating the soil.

Obviously, our invention is susceptible ol embodiment in formsother than that which is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and we therefore consider as our own all such modifications and adaptations thereof as fairly fall within the scope of the appended claim.

o claim The combination with a harr'ow consist ing of a middle section and a pair of end sections, of a Weeder attachment comprisiiur a middle section and a pair of end sections,

said weeder sections connected to the corresponding barrow sections. and each wecder section comprlsing a straight lonjgxtudmal cutter blade, the end blades set in advance of the middle blade and overlapping the ends of the same, adjustable means attached to the barrow frames for supporting said cutter-bars, saidmeans' being capable of varying the angle of the cutter blades.

WALTER c; HANNA. ALBERT HUFF.

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